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Boone, Daniel b. November 2, 1734 d. September 26, 1820Early American Pioneer, Frontiersman. He is remembered for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas. He remains an iconic figure in American history, although his status as an early American folk hero and later as a subject of fiction has tended to obscure the actual details of his life. The general public remembers him as a hunter, pioneer, and "Indian-fighter," in spite of the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)Old Bryan Farm Cemetery*, Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USAGPS coordinates: 38.6215973, -91.0344162 (hddd.dddd)*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.

Boone, Daniel b. November 2, 1734 d. September 26, 1820Early American Pioneer, Frontiersman. He is remembered for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas. He remains an iconic figure in American history, although his status as an early American folk hero and later as a subject of fiction has tended to obscure the actual details of his life. The general public remembers him as a hunter, pioneer, and "Indian-fighter," in spite of the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)Frankfort Cemetery*, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USAGPS coordinates: 38.1938820, -84.8661423 (hddd.dddd)*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.

Newman, Paul b. January 26, 1925 d. September 26, 2008Actor. He began acting while attending Ohio University. He joined the Navy for World War II and served in the Pacific as an Avenger aircraft gunner and radioman, including combat at Okinawa. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1949 and attended Yale University and New York's Actors' Studio, and made his Broadway debut in William Inge's "Picnic". His first movie was 1954's "The Silver Chalice", followed by noteworthy parts in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". He became an...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend

Strauss, Levi b. February 26, 1829 d. September 26, 1902German-American clothier, best known for inventing of the quintessential American garment - the blue jean. He was born Loeb Strauss in Buttenheim, Bavaria (now Germany) on February 26, 1829, the youngest son of a Jewish dry goods peddler. In 1847, two years after his father’s death, Loeb immigrated to New York with his three sisters. There, they were met by his older brothers Jonas and Louis, who had already made the journey and had started a dry-goods business, called “J. Strauss Brothers &...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USAGPS coordinates: 37.6767044, -122.4549255 (hddd.dddd)

Palmer, Robert b. January 19, 1949 d. September 26, 2003Rock Singer. Two-time Grammy winning singer/songwriter who's career over the past four decades was as colorful as some of the bands he was a member of and the styles of music he embraced. His earliest musical influences were Lena Horne and Nat King Cole, and he would eventually become an opening act for The Who and Jimi Hendrix early in his career. His first solo release was 1974's "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley," but he didn't achieve real success until 1978 with the release of the single "...[Read More] (Bio by: Allcalmap)Cause of death: Heart attackCimitero Comunale della Cittŕ di Lugano, Lugano, Distretto di Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Nelson, Byron b. February 4, 1912 d. September 26, 2006Professional Golfer. Real name John Byron Nelson Jr. He was considered by many, along with Ben Hogan and Sam Snead as one of the greatest golfers during the 1930's and 1940's. He was a two-time winner of the PGA Championship (1940 and 1945) and the Masters Golf Tournament (1937 and 1942). He also won the 1939 US Open. In 1945, Nelson had 11 consecutive tournamant victories, a record that still stands. During his career, Nelson had more than 50 tournament wins. He was influential to such golfers...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

Versace, Capt. Humbert Roque 'Rocky' [cenotaph] b. July 2, 1937 d. September 26, 1965Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Honolulu Hawaii, he entered the U.S. Army at Norfolk, Virginia and was a graduate of West Point. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while a prisoner of war during the period of 29 October 1963 to 26 September 1965 in the Republic of Vietnam. While accompanying a Civilian Irregular Defense Group patrol engaged in combat operations in Thoi Binh District, An Xuyen Province...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USAPlot: Memorial Section MG-108

Mulligan, Richard b. November 13, 1932 d. September 26, 2000Actor. Attended Columbia University as a student of Playwriting. He started in show business as a writer and stumbled into acting by accident. Trying to sell a play, he was drafted into playing a role at a rehearsal. He made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "All the Way Home". He has worked on stage, screen, and television. He is probably best remembered for his roles on "Empty Nest" and "Soap". He played lovable screwball Burt Campbell on Soap, which earned him an Emmy in...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Stacy Eubanks)Cause of death: Colon cancerCremated, Ashes given to family or friend

Holmes, Gabriel [cenotaph] b. 1769 d. September 26, 182921st North Carolina Governor, US Congressman. Born on the family plantation near Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, he was educated at Zion Parnassus Academy and Harvard University, and later studied law in Raleigh with future Chief Justice John Louis Taylor. Upon being admitted to the bar in 1790 he returned to Clinton to practice. He served in the State House of Commons from 1794 to 1795, and was an eight-term member of the State Senate (1797 to 1802, 1812 to 1813). Holmes lost...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USAPlot: Range 56, Site 111

Magnani, Anna b. March 7, 1908 d. September 26, 1973Academy Award Wining Actress (1955-Best Actress). Raised in poverty by her maternal grandmother in Rome after her mother left her, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing in cabarets and nightclubs. She then began touring the countryside with small repertory companies. Although she had a small role in a silent film in the late 1920s, she was not known as a film actress until 1941's "Teresa Venerdi," directed by Vittorio DiSica. Her breakthrough film was Roberto...[Read More] (Bio by: Tanya Jackson)Cimitero Comunale di San Felice Circeo, San Felice Circeo, Provincia di Latina, Lazio, Italy

Hunnicutt, Arthur Lee b. February 17, 1910 d. September 26, 1979Actor. He is remembered for portraying of wise, grizzled, old rural characters in films and on Broadway. After graduating from high school in Yell County, Arkansas, he attended Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas), in Conway, Arkansas. The lack of money forced him to drop out in his junior year and he moved to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where he joined up with a theater company. He then moved to New York City, New York, and soon found himself landing...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)Coop Prairie Cemetery, Mansfield, Scott County, Arkansas, USA

Allingham, Helen b. September 26, 1848 d. September 26, 1926Artist. A noted watercolourist of the late 19th Century, she is primarily remembered for her images of the Surrey countryside. Born Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson, she was raised initally in Altrincham, Cheshire, then following her father's 1862 death during a diphtheria epidemic, the victims of which he was helping to treat, in Birmingham. Her talent having been noted from early childhood she received her first instruction from her grandmother and an aunt, both of whom were noted painters...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England

Scheidemann, Johann Heinrich b. 1595 d. September 26, 1663Organist, Composer. A founder of the north German organ school and one of the most famous keyboard virtuosos of his day. The son of an organist, Scheidemann was born in Wohrden, Holstein, Germany. He studied music with his father and with Jan Sweelinck in Amsterdam from 1611 to 1614; upon completion of his studies Sweelinck wrote a motet in his honor. By the late 1620s he was established as organist of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg, where he attracted music lovers from all over Germany...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Hauptkirche Sankt Katharinen, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany

Gouyon, Cardinal. Paul b. October 24, 1910 d. September 26, 2000Roman Catholic Cardinal. A native of Bordeaux, Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon studied at the University and Seminary of the city. He also attended the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and the Catholic Institute of Paris. Ordained priest on March 13, 1937 after serving in the French Army during the Second World War, he performed pastoral work in Bordeaux, serving as pastor of Montussan and of Beychac from 1940 till 1944, chaplain of the Lycée Michel-...[Read More] (Bio by: Eman Bonnici)Motherhouse of Little Sisters of the Poor, Saint-Pern, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FrancePlot: Cimetičre de la Maison-Mčre.

Smith, Bessie b. April 15, 1894 d. September 26, 1937Blues Musician. Bessie was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to poor parents both of whom were dead by the time she was nine years old. Bessie Smith started her singing career on the street corner with her brother Andrew. They sang in hope of collecting pocket change to support the family. An older brother, Charles had joined a travailing theater company and upon his return to Chattanooga Bessie was given a job as a dancer with the Moses Stokes Theatre Company in 1912. Among others in the company...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul G. Healy)Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAPlot: Section C Lot 26 Grave 3

Knight, PVT. William J. b. January 29, 1837 d. September 26, 1916Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Private, Company E, 21st Ohio Infantry. Place and date. Georgia, April 1862. Entered service at: Farmer Center, Defiance County, Ohio. Date of issue: September 1863. Citation. One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and...[Read More]Oakwood Cemetery, Stryker, Williams County, Ohio, USAPlot: Lot 499, Block A, Grave 4

Bartók, Béla [original burial site] b. March 25, 1881 d. September 26, 1945Composer, Pianist, Scholar. He is regarded as Hungary's greatest 20th Century composer. Bartok was also one of the founders of ethnomusicology (the study of folk music and music of non-western cultures), and his own compositions combined modern techniques with the elemental force of his homeland's rustic songs and dances. Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now Sannicolau Mare, Romania), and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music from 1899 to 1903. He was set for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USAPlot: St. Peter, Grave 470

Bartók, Béla b. March 25, 1881 d. September 26, 1945Composer, Pianist, Scholar. He is regarded as Hungary's greatest 20th Century composer. Bartok was also one of the founders of ethnomusicology (the study of folk music and music of non-western cultures), and his own compositions combined modern techniques with the elemental force of his homeland's rustic songs and dances. Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now Sannicolau Mare, Romania), and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music from 1899 to 1903. He was set for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Farkasreti Cemetery, Farkasrét, Hegyvidék, Budapest, HungaryPlot: Parcel no. 470